We hope you all enjoyed your Easter Weekend and got to spend some time with your family!
There are still some Earth Day Celebrations happening this week. The Auntie Liter Earth Day celebration and parade was rained out last week and is now set for this Tuesday. The Birmingham Botanical Gardens will host their big celebration on May 1st.
Spring time always means lots of festivals and this weekend is no exception! You have the Festival of Springs, a Strawberry Festival and the always popular Schaeffer Eye Center crawfish boil!
Have a Great Week!
It’s Not Our Fault if Your Kids are Bored!
Sunday April 24th:
Easter Day Celebration – DeSoto Caverns Park
The Easter Bunny will be at the park meeting all visitors with candy and will be available for pictures!
Barts Art Cart – Birmingham Museum of Art
Quilted Squares – Craft a quilt square to express your inner folk artist.
A fun and free drop-in art program for kids and families! Visit Bart’s Art Cart in the main lobby to discover great art and create some art of your own with the help of our Teen Volunteers. Each month highlights a different gallery and features a new art activity. Learn how to look at art with your child, then stop by and make art with Bart!
1pm – 3pm
Scholastic Chess Club at Books-A-Million Brookwood Village
In our upstairs Kids Nook. Beginners are welcome, lessons
available, K-12, other mind sport activities are available such as
checkers and GO. Free to attend!
2PM – 5PM
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Monday April 25th:
Holy Inappropriateness! We couldn’t find any special events happening in the Ham’ Today! Check our list of local attractions that are open daily!
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Tuesday April 26th:
MOPS Meeting – Riverchase Community Church
“Art with Kids” topic at the Mothers Of Preschoolers (MOPS) for Expecting Mothers thru to Mothers with preschoolers at 6:30-8:30 pm at Riverchase Community Church. RSVP child care with Lynn 664-4531. http://riverchase.cc/mops.php
Storytime – Homewood Library
Join us for the fun of it! All ages welcome.
10:30am
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Wednesday April 27th:
Storytime Science – McWane
Don’t miss this incredible opportunity for your early learner to experience science through literature. Enjoy an enriching story coupled with an intriguing science concept that is sure to spark the curiosity of your child.
COST: Included in cost of admission to the museum, FREE for members
10:30am
Wonderful Wednesday Storytime – Barnes and Noble Summit
Oh no! That’s what we’re reading today. Written by Mac Barnett, this is a tale about a science project gone horribly wrong! Enjoy a treat from our Cafe while working on your own crafts. Then, we’ll tour our new Educational Toys & Games Department.
11:oo am
Family Story Time with Mr Mac – North Shelby Library
Storyteller Extraordinaire – Come join Mr Mac and his musical storytime complete with puppets! All Ages, no registration required.
10:45am
Storytime – Homewood Library
Join us for the fun of it! All ages welcome.
10:30am
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Thursday April 28th:
Auntie Liters Earth Day Parade – Kelly Ingram Park
Auntie Litter’s Earth Day Parade and Festival is the country’s largest Earth Day Parade for children. School children from around Birmingham fill the park for a day of fun and education. Environmental entertainment, picnic lunch and time with 30+ exhibitors fills the morning. The six block parade through the streets of Birmingham is the culmination of the day’s events.
9am – 2pm
Storytime Live – Hoover Public Library
Commotion in the Ocean
10:30am
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Friday April 29th:
Schaeffer Eye Center Crawfish Boil
Outside of the BJCC, Richard Arrington Jr Blvd between 22nd and 24th streets
For more information on tickets, hours and the line up visit their site
13th Annual Lebanese Food and Cultural Festival – St Elias Maronite Church
wo day event featuring food and culture of Lebanon. Authentic food including kibbee, grape leaves, tabouleh, grilled chicken, homus, baklawa and more. Dancing by our children performed on stage throughout Friday evening and Saturday. Professional Lebanese band from New York, Amin Sultan, performs each night in tent outside from 5 to 9
Storyday with Ms NeNe – Whole Foods
Come meet Mrs. Renee Schmidt “NeNe” as we bring you our beloved storytime. Enjoy storyboards, songs and snacks!
10am
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Saturday April 30th:
Schaeffer Eye Center Crawfish Boil
Outside of the BJCC, Richard Arrington Jr Blvd between 22nd and 24th streets
For more information on tickets, hours and the line up visit their site
BBQ and Blues Festival – Downtown Bessemer
The 2nd Annual Bob Sykes Bbq and Blues Festival will feature talented award winning blues musicians from local to nationwide playing music on one stage beginning at noon-11pm. There will be great blues music, delicious Bob Sykes BBq, children and adult
Pre-sell general admission tickets are $20 and $25 at the festival gate. 12 and under are free. Food and drinks sold separately
Noon – 11pm
Calera Farmers Market Strawberry Festival – Oliver Park
We hope you and your family will make plans now to enjoy simple down home company with those in your community during our first annual Strawberry Festival. It’s a perfect day to Celebrate Calera & all that’s great about our town!
Delicious Farm Fresh Strawberries, Free Kids Zone– Calera Baptist, Many 2010 Vendors you know & love, Shelby Stompers, 4-H Dance Club , Montevallo FFA, Shinbone Bluegrass Band @ Noon, LifeSouth Blood Drive, Ribs to Go—delicious hometown BBQ, And so much more….
10am – 2pm
Festival of the Springs – Reed Harvey Park
Features entertainment, vendors with food, arts, crafts, etc. Park includes lakes, natural springs, a playground and a veterans memorial.
10am – 4pm
13th Annual Lebanese Food and Cultural Festival – St Elias Maronite Church
wo day event featuring food and culture of Lebanon. Authentic food including kibbee, grape leaves, tabouleh, grilled chicken, homus, baklawa and more. Dancing by our children performed on stage throughout Friday evening and Saturday. Professional Lebanese band from New York, Amin Sultan, performs each night in tent outside from 5 to 9
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Sunday May 1st:
Earth Day at the Gardens – Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Alabama’s longest continuously-running Earth Day event, Earth Day at The Gardens, is slated for Sunday, May 1 from 1-5 p.m. Dozens of local and regional organizations focused on issues such as conservation, energy efficiency and clean air will fill the Formal Garden, the lawn in front of the Conservatory, will fun-filled, family-focused activities. More than 1,300 attended last year’s festival, placing it among the region’s most-attended free Earth Day celebrations.
10m – 5pm
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Local Attractions Open Daily!
McWane Science Center:
Itty Bitty Magic City –
The mini-sized Magic City – complete with buildings and factories – encourages young learners to explore new skills as they join the cities’ workforce. By dressing up in a favorite career costume and becoming a steel worker, doctor, pilot scientist or train conductor, preschoolers take one small step into the world around them. While operating cranes, turning gears, pulling pulleys, and building structures – to name just a few of the hands-on activities – children expand their understanding of themselves as they experience how objects behave and how their own actions affect the objects around them. Little explorers are free to navigate this active learning area at their own pace, allowing creativity, fun and discovery to flourish in the Itty Bitty Magic City!
NatureScope – Explore the great outdoors from inside the museum. McWane Science Center and the Birmingham Audubon Society are partnering to create a new exhibit called NatureScope. Explore the science of the birds and the bugs in this new area! Get up close and personal with some resident creepy crawlies! Learn what role insects play in our ecosystem with the decomposition chamber. Meet large bugs including emperor scorpions, a tarantula, and even a giant African millipede!
Birmingham Zoo:
Lorikeet Aviary – Our Lorikeet Aviary has more birds than ever! Zoo guests can feed these exotic birds every day. You and your family will see these birds’ behavior as they eat nectar out of your hand.
Weekends 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
PELICAN FEEDING – A great way to see our pelicans in action is to witness them eating their favorite treats near the pelican boardwalk.
RHINO ENCOUNTER – Embark on an African adventure and experience one of the world’s most extraordinary animals, the Southern White Rhino. Watch from only feet away as our zookeepers engage in hands-on interaction with the animals inside their African-themed exhibit. Don’t miss this exciting encounter with one of the largest mammals on the planet!
Weekdays: 3pm – 3:30pm
Weekends: 11:30am – Noon & 3pm – 3:30 pm
GIRAFFE FEEDING – This up close and personal animal encounter is a memory you and your family will have for a lifetime.
Weekday: 11am – Noon
Weekends: 10am – 11am & 2pm – 3pm
Vulcan Park and Museum:
Vulcan is the world’s largest cast iron statue; made of 100,000 pounds of iron and 56 feet tall, he stands at the top of Red Mountain overlooking the city of Birmingham. But, Vulcan is more than a statue. Vulcan Park and Museum features spectacular views of Birmingham, an interactive history museum that examines Vulcan and Birmingham’s story, and a beautiful public park for visitors and locals to enjoy. With an official information center that is operated by the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau, Vulcan Park and Museum serves as the first stop for visitors to the Birmingham area!
Railroad Park:
Railroad Park is a 19 acre green space in downtown Birmingham that celebrates the industrial and artistic heritage of our great city. Situated along 1st Avenue South, between 14th and 18th Streets, the park is a joint effort between the City of Birmingham and the Railroad Park Foundation. Hailed as “Birmingham’s Living Room,” Railroad Park provides a historically rich venue for local recreation, family activities, concerts, and cultural events, while connecting Birmingham’s downtown area with Southside and UAB’s campus.
Southern Museum of Flight:
Earn Your Wings – Bring your little pilot and soar above the clouds in our little pilots room. Kids enjoy building aircrafts, flying kites, and more.
Museum Open Tuesday – Thursday
9:30am – 4:30pm
Do you have or know of an event you would like to have added to our weekly calendar? Please email us at contact@birminghammommy.com, subject line “Events Calendar” – We would love to hear from you!
** All information listed on our calendar is subject to change without notice to us or you… We do our best to keep the information accurate and will always update as soon as we learn that something has changed. It’s always best to double check with the event via their website or a quick call, especially when weather can impact the event.
